SBIR/STTR Research Award
Cloud Droplet Characterization System for Unmanned Aircraft
Award amount
$125,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- MESA PHOTONICS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2015-06-17
- Contract end date
- 2015-12-17
- UEI
- H95KRYDC6D54
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- S3.04
Research abstract
Atmospheric clouds have strong impact on the global radiative budget. Cloud's radiative properties are strongly affected by droplet size distribution and number concentration. This SBIR project will develop an innovative, compact and inexpensive droplet measurement system (DMS), which will provide in situ measurement of droplet size distribution function and droplet number concentration in clouds. The DMS will be designed to meet the demanding requirements for deployment on small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method and yield benchtop technology ready for transition to a UAS-compatible prototype in Phase II.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Coarse Mode Aerosol Analyzer
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)
- A Ruggedized UAS for Scientific Data Gathering in Harsh Environments
- Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS)
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- Ultra Low Noise Compact High Performance IMU
Research funding history
70 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2008–2025). Reported award amounts total $32,353,597. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency